Shaved Ice – Dec. 5

Welcome back, everybody. Hope you had a good weekend.

Quick hits

The Wings lost a close one to the Avalanche last night, ending their winning streak. Ryan O’Reilly’s two goals helped power Colorado to a 4-2 win. Johan Franzen and Dan Cleary scored for the Wings, while Ty Conklin made 26 saves. The loss stops Detroit’s streak of seven straight wins.

Valtteri Filppula was injured late in the first period, and the Wings’ Bill Roose reported that he was cut by a skate blade above his own skate during a scramble along the boards, and was taken to a Denver hospital.

Looking for college recaps? We’ve got them. Here are our Friday night recaps and our Saturday night recaps. The Wolverines posted a Saturday night win in Alaska, while the Spartans swept Bowling Green in East Lansing.

Highlight reel

Check out this remarkable pass by Pavel Datsyuk to set up Johan Franzen for the game’s first goal last night.

Outside the Mitten

It was the first weekend selection of ‘Michi-gamer’, and we went with Ryan Miller’s 32 save win for the Sabres Saturday night over David Booth’s three points for Vancouver on Sunday. Disagree? Tell us!

TSN talks about how former Spartan John-Michael Liles has been a big boost for the Maple Leafs this season.

The Board of Governors meetings start today, and realignment will be on the top of the discussion list. Could mean drastic changes for the Red Wings if there are any adjustments made to the league structure…fingers crossed…

Check it out

The Lightning have done something unique with their jerseys, and it has nothing to do with style points on the ice. The team has put microchips in the jerseys given to fans, helping them get discounts on purchases within the arena. How technology keeps changing the game…and the fan experience.

Next up

More hockey tomorrow. See you then.